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Bedford council OKs DOT agreement and $400,000 engineering authorization for Nashua Road crossing
Summary
The Bedford Town Council voted unanimously to partner with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation on reconstruction of the Nashua Road (Riddle Brook) crossing and authorized up to $400,000 in local engineering funds for Hoyle Tanner to design, permit and secure right-of-way, with DOT covering about 80% of eligible costs.
The Bedford Town Council on Jan. 21 approved an agreement with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and authorized a design contract with Hoyle Tanner to move forward on reconstruction of the Riddle Brook crossing on Nashua Road.
Brian DeFosse, the town’s director of public works, told the council the existing stone box culvert is narrow, has substantial vertical clearance but functions as a debris catch, and partially failed during heavy floods in 2008. DeFosse said DOT added the project to its 10-year plan, enabling the state to fund roughly 80% of the estimated $2,500,000…
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